Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman believes Brad Miller’s presence will benefit All-Star forward Kevin Love who, while leading the league in rebounding, averaged just 2.5 assists per game last season.

"There is no way he should average two or three assists a game," Adelman said. "I'm sorry, that should be up. This whole team is that way, though. They have to learn to share the ball and make the extra pass."

Adelman has watched Love play since he was in high school and said he knows what is possible.

"He sees things on the court and he makes the right play," Adelman said. "Even in high school when he was the dominant guy, he would still make the right play, whether he had the opportunity or if a teammate was open. I think that's going to happen. We'll put him in situations where he will be a facilitator."

Love says he has listened and learned from Miller during these early days of camp. And he has heard Adelman's message loud and clear as well.

"He told me, 'Your points might go up and down, your rebounds might go up and down, but the one thing I want to go up and only up is your assists,'" Love said. "I told him I can do that."